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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:
TAMWORTH
Unit Type:
Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:
Poor Law Union
Registration District
Date created:
1837
Date abolished:
1930
Unit ID:
10005267
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 743.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
STAFFORDSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 743.
WARWICKSHIRE Administrative County     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Jul 1895 was reduced to enlarge ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH RegD/PLU Chilcote lost to Ashby-de-la-Zouch   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Oct 1912 was enlarged by gaining part of ASTON PLU/RegD Area: 12828 acres. Population in 1921: 23020.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registar General's Order
01 Oct 1912 was enlarged by gaining part of ASTON PLU/RegD Area: 12828 acres. Population in 1921: 23020.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
FAZELEY Registration sub-District   01 Nov 1905 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
TAMWORTH Registration sub-District     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
AMINGTON AND STONEYDELPH CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 436.
AUSTREY AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 437.
CANWELL CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1836   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 407.
CHILCOTE Ch/CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1897 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 71.
CLIFTON CAMPVILLE AND HAUNTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 408.
CROXALL CP/AP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 409.
DRAYTON BASSETT AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 409.
EDINGALE CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 410.
FAZELEY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 411.
GLASCOTE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 439.
HARLASTON Ch/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 413.
HINTS AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 414.
HOPWAS HAYS CP/ExP/Hmlt Parish-level Unit 1865   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 414.
KINGSBURY AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 447.
MIDDLETON AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 448.
NEWTON REGIS AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 449.
NO MANS HEATH CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1861 1888 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 449.
SECKINGTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 451.
SHUTTINGTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 452.
STATFOLD AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 423.
SYERSCOTE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 425.
TAMWORTH AP/Tn/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 425.
TAMWORTH CASTLE CP/ParLib Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 454.
THORPE CONSTANTINE CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 425.
WIGGINGTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 428.
WILNECOTE AND CASTLE LIBERTY CP/Ch/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 456.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Tamworth RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10005267

Date accessed: 18th April 2024